Ex-CIA boss was at Ukrainian station when Russian drone struck train
Ukraine’s rail operator said the drone may have targeted a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and other foreign officials, with no casualties reported.
- On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign dignitaries departed Yahodyn station.
- Ukrainian Railways said the diplomatic train departed early to avoid the "constant threat of Russian strikes," noting it is "quite likely" the drone deliberately targeted the officials.
- Former CIA Director David Petraeus was on a separate train at the station during the attack, while Russia also struck a nearby gas station, briefly closing the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing.
- Condemning the "random and senseless attack," Johnson asked "what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive," while British Defense Minister Wes Streeting called strikes near the border a "stark reminder" of the threat to European security.
- Russia has increased attacks near Yahodyn in recent weeks, a critical pathway for Western military aid, as Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned the strikes are "knocking" directly on NATO doors.
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This article is from Cedarnews.net. We are the source of the most important news and information. A Ukrainian train heading towards the Polish border was attacked by Russian forces, and its locomotive was destroyed. On September 13, Russian forces launched more than 450 drone and missile attacks across Ukraine. Cedarnews الإخباري. العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
"Russia is choosing to continue escalating," says MEP Reinier van Lanschot of Volt. Van Lanschot was on a train carrying diplomats traveling from Ukraine to Poland that may have been the target of a Russian drone. Shortly after the diplomatic train passed, a passenger train on the same route was struck by a Shahed drone. The diplomatic train departed earlier than scheduled, which, according to some, suggests that that train may have been the int…
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